Floyd & Virginia family on 4th of July

From the beginning, homesteaders celebrated the 4th of July in Pagosa. Rodeos and horse races were there too. It was a local tradition that any community member who had left Pagosa would come back and visit on the 4th of July. Winters were hard to get back for Christmas, so the 4th was like a "Summer Christmas" and everyboy got around to visit everyone else. Our famlies were part of that tradition.